Water-closet.



J. ENGBL.

WATER CLOSET.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 21:. 1913.

1,117,353. Patented Nov. 17, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS 60., PHOTOLITHOH WASHlNGmN D. C.

JULIUS ENGEL, O]? SYRACUSE, NEW YORK.

WATER-CLOSET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedNov.1'7, 1914!.

Application filed March 28, 1913. Serial No. 757,384.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIUS ENGEL, of

Syracuse, in the county of'Onondaga, in the Stateof New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Water-Closets, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to certain improvements in waterclosets having movable seats hinged to swing vertically to and from the rim of the bowl and refers more particularly to a water-distributing attachment connected to oroperated by the seat for cleansingbed pans and other utensils which may be held above or within the rim of the bowl during the cleansingoperation.

The main object is to permanently support or suspend the discharge nozzle directly over or within the rim of the bowl so that it may be used for flushing or cleansing receptacles of various forms commonly used in sick-rooms of hospitals and otherplaces without liability of either spattering or leakage on the surrounding portions of the floor. In other words, I have sought to equip the usual closet seat with a discharge nozzle or faucet for the purposedescribed which, when the seat is closed, will assume a position at the rear of the opening without interference with the bowl and, when the seat is opened, will assume its operative position for discharging water directly into the bowl and in said position may be used for cleansing bed pans and other receptacles of this character.

Another object is to provide means for automatically opening the seat to its full open position so as to maintain the discharge nozzle in its operative position.

Other objects and uses will be brought out in the following description.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a top plan of a water closet showing my invention as applied thereto, the seat being closed. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, partly in section of the upper portion of the closet seat together with a seat-operating means, faucet, and water discharge nozzle, the seat being open. Fig. Sis an enlarged longitudinal vertical sectional view through the rear portion of the seat and water supply conduit connected thereto taken on line 33, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view through a portion of the supply pipe taken on line M, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a top plan of the seat-supporting bracket.

In order that my invention may be clearly understood I have shown a closet bowl 1-- as provided with an ordinary seat 2- 2 havmg a bracket 3-- rigidly secured to the underside of the rear end thereof and hinged at l.- to upright posts ---5- which in turn are bolted to the rear portion of the top -G of the bowl just above the flush pipe inlet 7-.

The bracket 3 is secured to the underside of the rear end of the seat -2 and is provided with rearwardly projecting arms -8- connected by a cylindrical rod *9 having reduced ends -10- which are journaled in the upper ends of the posts stituting pivotal connections between the seat and bowl, the reduced ends being extended axially some distance beyond their respective bearings -5-- One end of the hinged bar or rod -9-- is provided with a central lengthwise water passage --1l leading to a point midway between'its ends where it is provided with a forwardly projecting arm -12- having a branch passage .-13-. Secured to the underside of the front end of this arm is a nozzle -14 having a downwardly or rearwardly otl'set end 15 adapted to discharge directly into the bowl when the seat is elevated as shown in Fig. 2. The nozzle forms a unitary part of the branch --l2-.-- and a continuation of the passage -11- and is of sullicient length to extend for-.

wardly some distance beyond the rear por- I tion of the rim of the bowl when the seat is elevated and to project within the bowl close to the rear edge of the rim when the seat is closed, said nozzle being located wholly at the rear of the opening, as -2, in the seat so as not to obstruct the passage therethrough or interfere in any way with the free use of the seat or bowl in the usual manner.

The open end of the pivotal rod -9 is connected by a stuiling box or gland -1G- to a supply pipe "-17- which, in turn, may be connected toany available source of water supply and is provided with a valve 18 for controlling the passage of water to and through the nozzle The op posite end of the pivotal rod or bar 9 is provided With a crank arm -20 carrying a counterweight 2l adjusted so as to automatically open the seat to its full open position as shown in Fig. 2, said weight and its supporting arm 20 being disposed in the plane of the seat and, therefore, in a substantially horizontal position when the seat is closed, causing the seat to swing through an arm of substantially 90 from its closed to its open position. In like manner, the branch conduit 8- and its nozzle -ll are movable vertically through the same are by reason of the fact that these parts are secured to the seat and, therefore, they both move vertically about the same axis, but it is evident that they may be otherwise associated without departing from the broad feature of my invention, namely. to provide a water supply nozzle adjustable to and from the bowl and adapted to discharge thereinto in any position of adjustment.

The supply pipe 17 extends through the gland -16- and into the adjacent open end of the pivotal rod '9 to form a turning water-tight connection therewith, the supply pipe being stationary while the pivotal rod 9 forming a part of the bracket 3- turns freely thereon as the seat is opened and closed, the stufling box l6- serving to prevent leakage of this oint.

What I claim is:

1. I combination with a water-closet bowl, a hinged seat therefor having a relatively large opening therethrough, and a Water pipe having a discharge nozzle secured to the underside of the seat wholly at the outer side of the opening and having IiOts discharge end facingthe interior of the owl.

2. In combination with 'a water-closet bow-l, "a rim-seat therefor and a water delivery nozzle both hinged to swing about the same axis, the nozzle being secured to the seat wholly at one side of its opening and having its discharge end facing the interior of the bowl. j

3. In combination with a water-closet bowl, a rim-seat therefor and a water delivery nozzle both hinged to swing about the same axis, the nozzle being. secured to the therewith and having its discharge end facing the interior :of. the bowl. p

5. In combination with a water-closet bowl, a'rim-seat hinged at its rear side to swing vertically, and a water delivery nozzle secured .to the under side of the rim-seat wholly at the rear of its opening to move therewith and having its discharge end facing the interior of the bowl, and means normall y holding the seat in a substantially vertical position. to

In witness whereof Ihave hereunto set my hand this 20th day of March, 1913.

- JULIUS ENGEL. Witnessesi H. E. CHASE, I

EVA E. GREENLEAF.

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